Chapter 316: Wan Ersao's Medicine Cures the Disease
Ergou has been helping the Wan family with work for the past six months. Old Mrs. Wan likes this hardworking and capable young man more and more. Whenever she cooks delicious meals at home, she will ask Mrs. Wan to send a portion to the Yu family.
Guihua has become more and more stable in the Wan family over the past six months. Originally, Mrs. Wan thought that after Guihua became familiar with the Wan family, she would treat this place as her own home. However, Guihua is very smart. She knows her position and reminds herself of her identity at all times, not allowing herself to overstep her boundaries. Even though no one in the Wan family treats her like a servant, she has her own principles, which she realized after coming to the Wan family.
Guihua learned how to raise rabbits, and now all the livestock of the Wan family are handed over to her to raise. Wan's second sister-in-law always praises Guihua in front of Grandma Wan, saying that this girl is really capable, especially good at raising poultry.
Now the Wan family doesn’t have enough rabbit cages, so Wan Laoer has asked Wan Laosan to make dozens of new ones, but they are all full now.
After the autumn harvest, I will prepare to slaughter a batch of rabbits and take them directly to my shop to make spicy rabbit hotpot. Business is sure to be booming.
Now that the incident with Xiao Fubao has happened, Wan Ersao is in no mood anymore. She is worried all day long, fearing that Xiao Fubao will be suddenly snatched away by someone.
After Wan Ersao continued like this for a while, she actually fell ill, and this time the illness lasted for quite a while.
She was bedridden for several months, and Xiao Fubao did not go anywhere but stayed at home to accompany Wan Ersao.
"Mom, the medicine is ready, take it."
Little Fubao is already three years old. He speaks and acts more sensibly than before. He helps Wan Ersao take medicine every day, and no one can take this job away from him.
Wan Ersao sat up from the kang, looking at Xiao Fubao who came in from the door with a smile on her face, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
"My dear, go slowly, be careful not to burn your hands."
"Mom, I'm fine. Sister Guihua has put a cloth to cushion me. Don't worry, I won't be burned. Fubao, blow on it for me. Once it's cool, I can drink the medicine."
Xiao Fubao put the medicine bowl on the table beside him and slowly stirred the black medicine juice inside with a spoon. After waiting for a while, he dipped some of the medicine juice with the spoon and tasted it with his tongue. His little face immediately wrinkled into a ball.
"Mom, you drink such bitter medicine every day. Fubao feels so bad. Can you get better soon?"
Wan Ersao felt even worse when she saw tears flashing in her daughter's big eyes. Where could she find such a filial child?
"Okay, I'll be fine after I drink the medicine today. I won't drink bitter medicine anymore. Fubao won't feel uncomfortable anymore, okay?"
"Well, mother, the medicine is cold. Fubao prepared some maltose for you. After you take the medicine, you can eat a piece of maltose and your mouth won't feel bitter."
This malt candy was bought by Wan Laoer last time he went to the town. Fubao had never been willing to eat it, so he saved it all for Wan Er's wife, so that she would suffer less.
Mrs. Wan Er was so moved that tears kept flowing. She raised her head and drank the medicine. When she looked down, she saw Xiao Fubao waiting for her eagerly with maltose in his hand.
"Mom, hurry up, eat the candy and it won't be bitter anymore."
Xiao Fubao quickly reached out and put his candy into Wan Ersao's mouth.
A sweet taste spread in her mouth and also spread into Wan Ersao's heart.
Wan Ersao suddenly came to her senses.
"Fubao, come up to the bed. Mother wants to ask you something."
Little Fubao quickly took off his shoes, stepped on a small stool and climbed up, his movements as nimble as a little monkey.
Mrs. Wan Er couldn't help laughing when she looked at her daughter, and she reached out to hug little Fubao's little body.
"Fubao, when you grow up and know that your current mother is not your biological mother, will you abandon your mother and go find your biological mother?"
Wan Ersao hesitated for several months, but still felt that she should tell Xiao Fubao about this matter.
Little Fubao raised his head and looked at Wan Ersao with some doubt: "Mom, you are Fubao's biological mother. You are Fubao's only mother?"
"Fubao, do you really think so? What if a prettier aunt says she is your biological mother in the future, will you go with her?"
"No, Fubao has only you as his mother. You are Fubao's biological mother."
Xiao Fubao answered firmly.
Wan Ersao burst into tears and hugged little Fubao tightly.
Little Fubao quickly reached out and patted Wan Ersao on the back, his voice a little helpless: "Mom, don't cry, Fubao will not recognize anyone else as your mother. Fubao heard what grandma and dad said. They said Fubao is Princess Fuyun, not your biological child. Mom is afraid of losing Fubao, so she got sick. Fubao knows everything. Mom, Fubao will never leave you. If someone comes to look for Fubao, Fubao will not go with them."
Xiao Fubao's words surprised Wan Ersao. She quickly let go of Xiao Fubao and asked worriedly, "Girl, when did you hear your grandma talking to your dad?"
"It's been a long time. It was when mom first fell ill. I overheard it secretly, but I didn't tell anyone else. I knew that this matter must not be known to others, otherwise people would spread it out, saying that Fubao is not mom's biological daughter. Fubao doesn't want to leave mom, and doesn't want to be a princess. Fubao just wants to live with mom, grandma, and brothers."
Fubao's words instantly comforted Wan Ersao. It turned out that such a young child already knew so much. Instead, she, as a mother, had been in a negative state because of this matter. She had not taken good care of little Fubao during this period, and even let her daughter take care of her instead.
Mrs. Wan Er touched Xiao Fubao's thin face and found that her daughter had a pointed chin. She felt even more guilty.
"Fubao, don't worry. I won't let anyone take you away. I'll get up right now and make you your favorite braised pork. Tomorrow I'll take you to the county town to have some fun."
Little Fubao was very happy with Wan Ersao's cheering up. She quickly hugged Wan Ersao's neck and said happily, "That's great. Fubao can eat braised pork again. Fubao hasn't eaten the meat made by mother for a long time. Fubao is craving for it. We can also go to the county town to play. Fubao is so happy."
Wan Ersao listened to Fubao's happy laughter and what he said, and finally a comfortable smile appeared on her face.
The sudden improvement of Wan Ersao's condition also improved the depressed atmosphere at home. When Mrs. Wan heard that Wan Ersao was going to take Fubao to the county town for a visit, she also agreed. As long as her daughter-in-law could get better, she would be happier than anything else.
"Well, since we are going, let's all go. It's almost New Year, and we should prepare for the New Year. Let the second son catch the ox cart tomorrow, and we will go shopping and stay overnight at the old man's house. We have made a lot of potato flour, and the second son wants to let the county magistrate take a look. This is a good opportunity."
Old Mrs. Wan made the final decision.
During the time that Wan Ersao was ill, she heard little about what was happening outside, and Wan Laoer didn't tell her when he came back.
She only now realized that the workshop had already grown to a certain scale. The more than 30 acres of potatoes planted in her own land produced tens of thousands of kilograms of potatoes. She hired dozens of women from the village, and it took two months to process all the potatoes into starch.
Moreover, Wan Laoer made vermicelli from the potatoes according to the recipe given by Yu, and also made several other delicious foods.
It just looks good but not delicious at all. After all, Wan Laoer is not an expert in cooking.
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